Greenaway the early films
(DVD)

Title from boxed set container.

Originally released between 1969 and 1980.

Special features: Disc one: New transfers of "The falls" and "Vertical features remake"; Video pieces on both films created by Greenaway; Extensive collection of Greenaway's painting from 1975-1990 and archival materials on "The falls"; Original BFI production catalogue essay and the original press book for all of the early Greenaway films; Liner notes by Peter Greenaway ; Disc two: New transfers of "A walk through H", "H is for house", "Windows", "Intervals", Dear phone" and "Water wrackets"; Video pieces about each film created by Greenaway; Extensive collection of Greenaway's painting and collages from 1968-1978, and notes for unmade projects; Original BFI production catalogue essay and the original press book for all of the early Greenaway films; Liner notes by Peter Greenaway.

"The falls" was shot as a pseudo-documentary and details 92 case histories of people who have been affected by the VUE (Violent Unknown Event) - a mysterious, apocalyptic phenomenon related to birds, flying, and bizarre invented languages. "Vertical features remake" a group of self-important academics argue about the work of Tulse Luper.

The content of the six playful shorts features a wide variety of themes - from the condensed, wry history of 37 people who have fallen to their deaths from windows ("Windows"), to a sequence of 92 maps to guide a dead ornithologist on his way into the afterlife ("A walk through H").

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.